Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 - IPUMS Subset

Pakistan, 2017 - 2018

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Reference ID

PAK_2017_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Weight in kilograms (1 decimal) (members under age 5) (H_HWCWEIGHT)

Data file: PAK2017-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 539

End: 542

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

105) WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS

KG ______._______
NOT PRESENT 9994
REFUSED 9995
OTHER 9996

Categories

Value	Category
9994	Not present
9995	Refused
9996	Other
9997	Out of range
9998	Missing
9999	NIU (not in universe)

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

For household members under age 5 who were potential subjects for height and weight measurement, HWCWEIGHT (HC2) reports their weight as measured by DHS personnel. There is one implied decimal place in the weight. Dividing HWCWEIGHT by 10 will yield the measured weight in kilograms.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Child anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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